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William J. Stoddard O O ' <br />o Jf 5S^- <br />3.>' <br />December 19, 1994 <br />Ms. Jeanne Mabusth <br />Zoning Department <br />City of Orono <br />P.O. Box 66 <br />Crystal Bay, MN 55323 <br />Subject:Lund Use Application <br />at 2605 Kellv Avenue <br />Dear Jeanne: <br />From your field inspector's visit and our follow-up meeting this morning, we now <br />understand we were a permit shy in order to proceed with the excavation at my residence, <br />due to miscommunication. VVe had already obtained Minnehaha Creek Watershed <br />District and Department Of The Army/Corps Of Eng-neers Permits, and I was informed <br />that "all other local parties had been informed about this matter." In addition, 1 had been <br />communicating with Mr. John Gerhardson of Orono (refer to enclosed correspondence) <br />about this and related street flooding maters, and I erroneously assumed that I had <br />satisfied City of Orono policy. This mix-up is entirely my responsibility, and enclosed <br />with this letter, please find a General Land Use Application and required information for <br />your review. <br />In summary, last winter we applied for lake shore permits for rip-rapping and a sand <br />blanket from the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD). These permits were <br />granted and work was performed by an approved contractor. At that time following <br />conversations with the MCWD, we applied for and were granted permits from the <br />MCWD and Corps of Engineers for excavating a portion of my property near Kelly <br />Avenue for reasons of aesthetics; environmentalism, (fill had previously been placed in <br />this portion of this property years ago, and now is home primarily to the exotic "purple <br />loosirifc;" and water storage (water routinely floods Kelly Avenue at this location). <br />It is our intent to complete e.xcavation as soon as possible (1/2 day of work) and to have a <br />pretty pond that doubles as a water retention area to help with spring flooding on Kelly <br />Avenue (which makes it virtually impossible to even access our driveway at time' ind <br />for local traffic to pass. <br />2605 Kelly Avenue <br />Orono. .Minnesota 55331 <br />Telephone: (612)471.8088 Fax: (612) 471-0888 <br />0